Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-25
OAK GROVE.

OAK GROVE. Nov. 25.-Mr George Hill,
a (re)tired farmer. moved into John Spar
rows property. lately vacated by Charles
Crist. . Mr.. Henry Heistand has recently
purphased our village grocery Mr.. Ed
Allen, the former owner and proprietor.
who for number of years through con-
stant application to the mercantile bIIsi-
ness has become languid. and his family
being alarmed least the demands of busi-
ness should interfere with his lethargic
habits prevailed on his retirement. Mr..
Heistand starts out with a full stock Of
grOods on hand and Miss Maggie Allen act
ing Is clerk, which is an acceptable i'm
prOvement to customers. Since the snow
our local spOrtsmen are keeping up a con-
tinuous bang. Lon Sparrow says il they
do not stop soaring those rabbits he
will take day off and shoot
every one of them 80. At
tention. spectators as there is a
grand opening for a coal company with un-
limited capital at Yellow Springs, as one of
our citizens. who, by the way, is a heavy(?)
consumer, was heard to say that had there
been re 5ponsibie firm with a reasonable
amount Of coal. so that he would be likely
not to meet with disappointment, he would
take chances on going TO get two bushels.
-. There will be no school on Thursday
and Friday of this week BY previous
invitation on last Thursday evening Mr..
James Rix's Foraker friends gathered at
his residence TO celebrate that statesman 5
sweeping majority. Oysters were served.
At the head of the table hung Foraker :
picture in circular wreath of cedar. On
the table We're cakes, bearing as motto the
famous No rebel flags etc, and Others
iced in red, white and blue.
They report glorious time
Mr.. Jonathan Pitcher is beau!ifying and
adding to the comforts of his dwelling
house. Mr.. Pitcher being quite a genius,
the architectural designs are the fruits of
his own fertile brain. =. "A stanch prOhibi-
ZIONIST claims that had the speakers who
spoke at the school-house on the evening
before the election remained AT home, he
would not have lost three votes which he
expected to win as the result of his IaborS.
-. Who ever heard of feeding horse
starch. &. d. .Neighbors and friends held cot
:age prayer meeting al the residence of
Grandfather and Grandmother Flohre, last
Friday evening. The meeting was rich in
spiritual feeling. Everybody is cordially
invited to attend an oyster supper at Nj.
H. Heistand's, Thanksgiving evening
One of our sportsmen. after long, tedious
days hunt. failing to bag any game. found
dead rabbit lying near stump, and rather
than face the chagrin OF his companions,
picked ii up. and on meeting them, boast
ingly displayed it and carried it not less
than ten miles only to feed it to the hogs.
After suffering for two whole days and
nights with 4 guilty conscience; he reported
the facts to his companions. . . The W. II.
l. +. NJ. society gave an entertainment las,
Sunday evening such as is seldom heard in
this community. 1t was given for the in
terests of the beneficiary funds of Witten.
berg college. While Royse Brown. Henry
and Tom WoOdford were digging a well a,
Henry's home. Henry and Tom allowed a
bucket filled with dirt to fall from the top
and just missing Brown. who was at the
bOttOm